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| arturs Triglot Senior Member Latvia Joined 5272 days ago 278 posts - 408 votes  Speaks: Latvian*, Russian, English | Message 297 of 346 20 July 2010 at 8:37am | IP Logged | ||
Yeah.. :D But still love for languages is the main reason why I learn them. The other stuff is more like ways to use them and if you can use them like that, than why not.. :) I read on the web a joke made by a Swedish person that speaking Danish is the same as speaking Swedish under a heavy alcohol intoxication! :D 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| chucknorrisman Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 5449 days ago 321 posts - 435 votes Speaks: Korean*, English, Spanish Studies: Russian, Mandarin, Lithuanian, French | Message 298 of 346 20 July 2010 at 11:44pm | IP Logged | ||
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English Mandarin Japanese French German Spanish Swahili Turkish Hindi Arabic I've only mentioned languages that I didn't start. What I would like to learn: Marathi - just seems like a cool language Dhivedi - seems like another cool language, but I don't know if I'll ever come across resources for it Burushaski - also seems like another cool language, but I don't know if I'll ever come across resources for it Georgian - cool script and grammar Slovene - it has a dual number. Plus Slovenia seems like a nice place to live Kazakh - I want to go to Central Asia one day, and since Kazakhstan is the largest I may need it, along with Russian Chechen - I've always wanted to try a Caucasian language with many sounds and a quite complex grammar Avestan - a dead language, and not one that many study, but still looks very interesting Classical Chinese - a dead language that's not quite dead, and useful for reading documents related to East Asian history Inuit - a polysynthetic language, so I feel a need to learn it Quite different from everyone else's lists... Edited by chucknorrisman on 20 July 2010 at 11:52pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sabrina VG Pentaglot Senior Member Belgium Joined 5212 days ago 37 posts - 41 votes Speaks: Dutch, Flemish*, English, German, French Studies: Swedish, Welsh | Message 299 of 346 20 August 2010 at 10:12am | IP Logged | ||
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If someone were to come up to me and ask me what languages he/she should study, then my answer would greatly depend on where that person is from.
However, my personal list looks like this: 1. Dutch/Flemish (my native language) 2. French (second official language in Belgium and major European language) 3. English (do I really need to explain why anybody should study this language?) 4. German (third official language in Belgium and major European language) 5. Spanish (I started studying this in school and I love the sound of it) These are the languages I speak so far. The list continues with: 6. Swedish (I love Scandinavia and really want to master those languages) 7. Welsh (I lived in Wales for a few years and fell in love with its culture) 8. Italian (probably the language which sounds nicest of all) 9. Norwegian (Again because of my love for Scandinavia) 10. Danish (Did I already say I love Scandinavia?) These last 5 languages are the ones I absolutely still want to learn. Portuguese, Latin, Irish and Finnish are also on my hit list but they are 2nd priority. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kary Groupie Canada Joined 6150 days ago 85 posts - 113 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, Spanish, German | Message 300 of 346 20 August 2010 at 12:33pm | IP Logged | ||
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I constantly question my list.
1. English (native language) The next three are my "useful" language choices, which I currently study: 2. French (other official language of Canada) 3. Spanish (major language of the Americas) 4. German (major language in Europe) Then it gets harder to decide and the order is random: 5. Irish (because I'm eligible for citizenship) 6. Finnish (my "useless" language choice, just for personal interest) 7. Portuguese (another major language of the Americas and other countries) 8. Italian (it just seems unavoidable) 9. Russian (mainly for reading) 10. Arabic (likewise, mainly for reading, but to have access to a different world perspective) The other Germanic languages keep jockeying for position on my list and the last six languages are all vulnerable to replacement. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| celticrover Diglot Newbie Ireland Joined 5207 days ago 10 posts - 20 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, French, Russian | Message 301 of 346 22 September 2010 at 1:58am | IP Logged | ||
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Spanish French German Russian Chinese (Mandarin) Japanese Arabic Turkish Indonesian/Malay 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Goethe_girl Newbie United States Joined 5185 days ago 39 posts - 44 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German | Message 302 of 346 22 September 2010 at 3:06am | IP Logged | ||
Question: your native language is Dutch, yet you only have an A2 mastery of it? o_O 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
 Yashinka Diglot Pro Member SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5210 days ago 29 posts - 37 votes Speaks: Swedish*, EnglishC2 Studies: Japanese, German, Italian Personal Language Map | Message 303 of 346 22 September 2010 at 3:06am | IP Logged | ||
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My personal 10 languages that I would like to achieve a smooth and proficient level in, I include my native
language in it: Swedish *native language, quite nice to surprise people with, because most people think i'm German* English *I have already achieved a satisfying level in the language* Japanese *currently doing intensive studies, i'm still in Japan but in 3 days will return home, a language that will always have a significant meaning for me* German *will start up my studies next week, as a sideproject to my japanese, really useful while working in Sweden during summer season, believe me* Italian *The same goes for Italian, I start it up as a sideproject to build up the basics so I later on can fully devote myself to it, and have an headstart at that point* Portuguese *I have no interest right now to learn Spanish, that might change, but if it doesn't, this is the language i'm aiming for, mostly for fun* Russian *I have started to become more and more curious about the russian language, and knowing russian can really give you a boost in your career in certain areas* Tibetan *Spiritual reason, i'm a strong believer in Buddhism and like to visit Tibet when I grow older* Dutch *No real good reason yet, might change* Korean * Final challenge!* 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| maydayayday Pentaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5220 days ago 564 posts - 839 votes Speaks: English*, German, Italian, SpanishB2, FrenchB2 Studies: Arabic (Egyptian), Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Polish, Persian, Vietnamese Studies: Urdu | Message 304 of 346 22 September 2010 at 4:12pm | IP Logged | ||
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Can say that I've got a fixed list but here goes....
English is my given languages so exclude that one. Latin & French - were compulsory at school anyway but my father and his brother taught themselves French while I was a child so I heard a lot of that. German - set to work in Germany so a sort of survival skill. Russian - they taught me that before they sent me to work in Germany Arabic - they taught me that too (Egyptian dialect) Italian - they sent me to work in Naples, with a French team but it kind of came free all work related. Restore all these to B2. So my targets, with reasons are Japanese B2 - was my first dalliance with self taught language in my teens but didn't get far at that stage but made much more progress in Japan. French C2 - my first crush on a girl :-< Spanish C2 - lots of good stuff and a house in Spain helps Swedish B2 - Or one of the other Nordic languages - probably holidaying in Sweden next spring. Sanskrit B2 - I believe its a beautiful language but am yet to try it out Hindi/Urdu B1 - not sure my head will hold another script but Bollywood rocks May I also be a language 'tart' and have occasional dalliances with Old/Middle English, Icelandic, Persian and Indonesian ? 1 person has voted this message useful |
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